A somewhat cruel tragedy has overtaken the small mission to Tibetans at Tsakalo on the left bank of the Mekong. Dr. and Mrs Bare, former members of the Christian Mission at Batang, some yours ago found it possible to reside at Tsakalo, territory directly under the Government of Lhasa. Pere Nussbaum had been there for some years where the French mission had a station for 70 years. The Catholic Mission suffered considerable persecution and some of their missionaries were murdered, but the work made progress and a small church was built up. While Tsakalo was under Chinese authority the French mission bought land and in it they placed their Tibetan Christians. As the church grew and members increased, "more and was secured till 30 years ago there was quite a Catholic colony at Tsakalo. Five or six years ago a border incident occurred between the Chinese and the Tibetans over the demarcation of the frontier. Pending confirmation from the Central Government who Yangtze was accepted by the two States as the border between China and Tibet. The 'Yangtze, like other rivers, makes many twists in this part of the world, so a little twist threw Tsakalo, formerly in Chinese territory, into the Land' of the Lamas. Gen. Teng accomplished this but it was entirely a pro tem arrangement between the two governments and apparently still holds good.
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